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AerCap completes 29 aircraft transactions in Q1AerCap (AER) announced the completion of 29 aircraft transactions during 1Q14. The company said it signed lease agreements for 15 aircraft. The average term of lease agreements contracted during the past twelve months was 163 months for new aircraft and 60 months for used aircraft. It also delivered seven aircraft under contracted lease agreements, including four Boeing (BA) 737-800s, one Boeing 747-400SF and two Airbus (EADSY) A320-200s. The company said it purchased three aircraft, including two new Boeing 737-800s and one Airbus A330-300. It also closed the sale of four aircraft. AerCap sold one Airbus A330-300 from its owned portfolio and one Boeing 737-400, one Boeing 737-300 and one Boeing 767-300ER from its managed portfolio. AerCap said it signed financing transactions for $2.8B. During Q1, AerCap entered into an agreement to replace ILFC's $2.3B unsecured revolving credit facility with a new $2.75B four-year unsecured revolving credit facility, to become effective upon the closing of the ILFC transaction.

IAM says NLRB approves election for machinists at Boeing The National Labor Relations Board approved an agreement between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM, and Boeing that establishes the date, time, duration and eligible voters for a union representation election among more than 3,000 workers at Boeing’s 787 production facility in North Charleston, SC, the IAM announced last night. According to the agreement, which was facilitated by the NLRB and is known as a stipulated election agreement, the one-day election is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, April 22, at five separate locations on Boeing’s North Charleston campus, the IAM stated.

BofA/Merrill industrials/EU autos analysts hold analyst/industry conference callAnalysts provide a discussion of the key takeaways from the recently held Global Industrials & European Autos Conference on an Analyst/Industry conference call. to be held on March 23 at 10 am.

Boeing turns to cargo jets to overcome West coast port disruptions, WSJ saysBoeing (GE) and its suppliers -- including General Electric (GE) -- have turned to using large Ukrainian "Antonov" cargo jets to overcome supply disruptions at U.S. West coast ports, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing statements by Boeing Commercial CEO Ray Conner, who said disruptions continued even after the ports reached a deal earlier in March. "We’re still dealing with the congestion of all the things that are stuck in those ports right now," added Conner. A Boeing spokesperson said there had been "no effect" on deliveries to airlines. Reference Link